docker-telegram

A Docker image that start a fresh telegram client.

Usage

To spawn a new instance of Telegram:

Linux

docker run --rm -it --name telegram \
       --hostname=$(hostname) \
       -e DISPLAY=unix$DISPLAY \
       -e PULSE_SERVER=unix:$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/pulse/native \
       -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \
       -v "/home/$(whoami)/.Xauthority:/home/user/.Xauthority" \
       -v $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/pulse:$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/pulse \
       -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
       -v <Your_storage_dir>/.TelegramDesktop:/home/user/.local/share/TelegramDesktop/ \
       xorilog/telegram

Mac Os

Requires xquartz (brew cask install xquartz then reboot your computer & check in preferences>Security : Authenticate & Allow connections checkboxes)

IP=$(ifconfig en0 | grep inet | awk '$1=="inet" {print $2}')
docker run --rm -it --name telegram \
       -e DISPLAY=$(xhost + $(hostname) > /dev/null; echo $IP):0 \
       -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
       -v <Your_storage_dir>/.TelegramDesktop:/home/user/.local/share/TelegramDesktop/ \
       xorilog/telegram

systemd

Adding the service

sudo curl -o /etc/systemd/system/[email protected] "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xorilog/docker-telegram/master/telegram%40.service"
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Adding custom parameters

• Add a file: /etc/systemd/system/[email protected]/proxy.conf and replace the <value> with your parameters

[Service]
Environment="http_proxy=http://<proxy_name>:<proxy_port>"
Environment="https_proxy=http://<proxy_name>:<proxy_port>"
Environment="no_proxy=localhost,.lxd"
Environment=DNS=<DNS_IP>

• reload systemd sudo systemctl daemon-reload
• restart your service sudo systemctl restart telegram@<your_username>.service

Activating for a user

sudo systemctl enable telegram@<your_username>.service
sudo systemctl start telegram@<your_username>.service

Issues

• You have to log out Telegram to close the docker container.
• You have to create your storage directory before start using mkdir <Your_storage_dir> as the one created by docker is owned by root user.

FAQ

Docker <1.8

Before Docker 1.8 you need to replace --device /dev/snd by -v /dev/snd:/dev/snd --privileged.

QXcbConnection: Could not connect to display unix:0

This is old but keeping it for older users

xhost +
setenforce 0 (optional, if `xhost +` is not enough: put SELinux in permissive mode)

do not forget to remove it after start or usage (xhost -, setenforce 1).

The previous command is to be run on a linux machine. But, Mac users I have a special surprise for you. You can also do fun hacks with X11. Details are described here. This may be more convenient to read

Thanks to Telegram for their great app !